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7 reasons MWC matters for your congregation
Mennonite World Conference (MWC) gathers and equips member churches and local congregations to be the body of Christ together. Here are some blessings leaders and congregations receive through MWC: 1. A mosaic of a growing church: As we meet international Anabaptist sisters and brothers from other traditions and locations, we are inspired by their maturity…
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Liturgies and symbols for gathering and benediction
Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday 2025 On a table at the front, place five candles of different colours for each continent on top of a map of the world (or beside a globe) along with a white candle as the Christ candle in the middle. At the start of the worship service, name each continent as…
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Psalm 133
Introduction Do you remember any specific smell? Our sense of smell is one of the most interesting senses we have. Smell can bring pleasant memories of a meal you loved as a child, and unpleasant odours can elicit disgust. Church unity is like your sense of smell: it fills you with hope and strength when…
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Becoming part of God’s bigger picture
From sleepy Antakiya Mennonite Church in rural Kodopali, India, to Iglesia Hermanos Menonitas Concordia in bustling Asuncion, Paraguay to the open-walled gathering place of the Mennonite Church in Ntale, Uganda, to congregations in North America and Europe with generations-long followers of Jesus, Anabaptist-Mennonites celebrated becoming part of God’s bigger picture this Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday. …
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AWFS 2024 Celebration Map
Add your pin to the celebration map “Dalam Yesus Kita Bersaudara…” In Jesus Christ, we are one family. Will you celebrate with us? Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday is an opportunity to remind our communities of faith that we are all part of one body made up of many tribes, languages and nations (Revelation 7:9). …
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AWFS 2024 Letter
September 2023 To: All Mennonite, Brethren in Christ and Anabaptist-related churches in the world Dear brothers and sisters, It is with great joy that we share the materials for Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday (AWFS) with all of you. MWC creates worship resource materials three times a year for member churches: Peace Sunday (17 September…
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Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday 2024
Theme MOSAIC: Becoming a part of God’s bigger picture Why this theme was chosen Mennonite World Conference has many members, each one different from the others, and yet together the members create a beautiful picture of the body of Christ. Biblical texts In this package Additional resources Multimedia resources online
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AWFS 2024 Tithes and offering ideas
MWC invites a special offering to be taken for the global Anabaptist church community on Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday. One way to think about this offering is to invite every member to contribute the value of one lunch in their own community to support the networks and resources of our global Anabaptist church family. Sacrificing…
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AWFS 2024 Cultural suggestions from Latin America
Latin American Anabaptist churches worship in multiple languages: Spanish, German, Portuguese and several Indigenous languages. Each language group has their own worship style. Many Latin American congregations have an informal and flexible worship style, with lots of singing, time for testimonies and prayers, and time to chat after worship. Spanish-speaking churches often sing with…
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The big picture of God at work in the world
The Bible includes lots of books that were written before, during and after the coming of Jesus, but his story does not end there; God is still working and continues to impact people’s lives.
